River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-07
WISCONSIN, LEGISLATURE.

WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
March 30.-The Senate adopted a mem
ORAL 10 congress asking for the establish
ment OF postal savings banks The bill
passed making it a penal offense for the
commission engaged on the erection of
public buildings to exceed the appropriation
made therefor The bill was killed requir-
ing the election tickets TO be uniform in
size and printed at the public expense, and
appropriating g, 900 10 Maria Kunkei, whose
husband was accidentally killed by the
Milwaukee riots.
In tho House the following bills passed
Prohibiting any railroad company from
discriminating in any way in regard to
passenger or freight rates except in behalf
OF property belonging TO the state and
property for exhibition at agricultural fairs,
the railroad company to be liable for all
damages sustained by any persons on ac-
count OF any discrimination against them I;
the prohibition of employees, or the black
listing of employees, or in any way OPP
posing the work being given them, under
penalty of "A maximum imprisonment OF
~ months, or a fine of not less than $50, or
both; prohibiting employing IN any factory,
workshop, etc. more than the laws of health
viii warrant, and requiring safeguards
being placed around all dangerous machin-
cry. Tie Senate bill was concurred IN, re-
quiring that the bodies of all INDECENT ex-
Union soldiers be inferred at public expense.
At the night 7ession the Senate bv vote
OF - 70 ], l....rd tie House bill requiring
the railway com anies to grant annual
passes good in q state, to elective state
officers, members of the legislature and
judges OF courts Of record, but declined
10 permit an amendment to be offered pro
hiblting railroads from issuing passes to any
persons Tut railroad employees. The House
killed the bill appropriating $1,000 with
which to establish an agricultural college.
MARCH 3l-The Senate concurred in the
bill compelling peddlers to pay the town
treasurer 20 per cent. gross receipts of
auction sales. The bill creating the county
of Mills was indefinitely postponed. The
Senate confirmed the governors appoint
menU of W. w. Reed of jefferson to be a
member of the state board of charities and
reform for five years. The senate refused
to concur in the assembly bill requiring the
state pension agent to maintain an Office At
Madison and to devote his entire time to the
duties of the office.
In tue House a joint resolution was
adopted sympathizing with Ireland in her
oppression and denOuncing the Tory gov
eminent of Great Britain; a memorial to
congress asking that all eX-UniOn soldiers
who We're confined in Southern prisons be
pensoned, was adopted. The joint com
mittee on appOrtiOnment decided ON plan
for Senatorial districts, giving the Repub-
licans q districts and the Democrats II
districts.
The House passed the following bills Pro
hibiting non. resident aliens from holding
more than 330 acres fland in the state unless
by inheritance; making it unlawful for any
election clerk or inspector to change or
alter any ballot for any person; prohibiting
IL e sentencing to state prison of BOYS under
II IF 40 nd
to be senten ed to the state industrial
school till eli shteen years of age; making
the manufacture, sale or purchase of any
explosive of greater force than gunpOwder,
unless for lawful purposes, punishable by a
maximum fine and Imprisonment of ,00
and two years, and requiring ~ persons
holding the same to secure a license
Arm lin the Senate the following bills
were agreed to, having already passed the
lower branch; Proposing the amendment
b the constitution giving the legislature
tull control of the educational affairs OF
che state; prohibiting insurance and
other corporations of the kind, organized
under chapter -, of the Revised Statutes OF
1873, from doing any business until $4,000
of their stock has been subscribed for aud
10000 deposited or invested.
Bills Killed-Appropriating S2,rO0 &c
John Clarke for injuries sustained at the
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| 10 Jeanette DOwell Lawrence for the death
OF her father caused by the same disaster.
Bills Passed Empowering factory in
spectors to condemn detective passenger and
freight elevators; requiring railway com
panies to carry live stock in mixed car
loads. providing the different kinds are sep
arated 10y partitions; permitting insurance
commissioners TO revoke the license of any
insurance company which fills to pay the
, per cent fire tax; permitting not less than
twenty five residents OF the same place own
ing property valued at $4,000 which they
wish TO insure, TO establish mutual insur
Gnce companies.
The bill was killed recurring all engineers
except those on railroads, to obtain licences
aud requiring the inspection of all engines
except railway locomotives. A memorial
was adopted asking congress to make a sur
vey for canal connecting Lake Superior
with the St. Croix river.
In the House the following senate bill
were concurred in: Permitting but not re
quiring town and village boards and com
mon councils to grant permits to pharma
cists to sell intoxicating liquors for medici
nal purposes and prohibiting pharmacists
from selling such liquor except ON presenta
ton of certificate from physician; requir
ing the governor to appoint four game
wardens at 5000 annual salary each.
April THE Senate passed the House bill
permitting state boards of charities ana lie
form to condemn jails police stations OIL
lock-ups, if regarded as unsafe or un
healthy.
The House ps ssed the following bills a
the evening session. Giving owners o.
stations len On the progeny of sucl
stations fog service; permitting the ser
vice of legel process TO be made not only
upon general officers of railway corpora
tions, but upon local freight or ticket agents
located ia the county where action i.
brought, )r in an adjoining county; repeal
ing the law establishing a state park
making : a misdemeanor to kill birds fol-
millinery purposes, punishable by fine o.
from s. ) 500, one-half to go the Informc~
requiring liquor saloons, except III CT "a
and incorporated villages to be closed ~
tween 10 p. m. and a. m, the penalty l1I
violation being fine of from $40 to $50, pro
hibiting under a maximum penalty of Sl0l
the printing or circulating of split election
tickets unless the heading designates then
as such, but permitting voters to erase
names on tickets and write in substitutes